Communities in Schools

Communities In Schools in a non-profit agency focused on empowering students to be successful and reach their goals. We work with students in four main areas:

 

Academics

• Provide assistance and resources needed to complete assignments
• A quiet place to complete assignments
• Test taking skills
• Organizational skills – binders, lockers, backpacks
• School supplies 

Attendance

• Encourage attendance – find motivations
• Attendance tracking
• Truancy Court
• Home visits and family meetings

Behavior

• Peer mediation
• Supportive guidance – someone to talk to, identify coping skills
• Place to calm down
• Psycho-educational groups – Anger Management, healthy relationships, bullying

Social Services

• Family meetings
• Assistance with needs at home
• Vision screenings and eyeglasses
• Sports physicals
• Food Pantry
• Psycho-educational groups – alcohol and substance abuse, nutrition, job skills

 

For more information about the Communities In Schools Program please visit our website at the following link:

 http://cis-greatercentraltexas.org/.

Please call and set up an appointment to learn more, visit our campus, volunteer or tell your success story.  We challenge you to be a part of the success in our schools and community.  We are educating our future leaders.